S. 1101: MEDTECH Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-27 · Health · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 409.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 409. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

MEDTECH Act

Plain summary

Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers’ Health Act or the MEDTECH Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt certain software from requirements for medical devices. The exemption applies to: administrative software used in health care facilities; software for maintaining or encouraging a healthy lifestyle unrelated to medical care; electronic patient records that are part of certified health information technology; software for transferring, storing, converting, or displaying medical information; and software that provides medical recommendations and the basis for those recommendations to health care professionals. Software remains subject to regulation as a medical device if: (1) the software acquires, processes, analyzes, or interprets medical information; or (2) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identifies use of the software as reasonably likely to have serious adverse health consequences. When assessing a medical device that includes a software function exempted from medical device requirements, the FDA may assess the impact of the software on the functioning of the device. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on the health risks and benefits associated with exempted software. The FDA must classify a medical device accessory based on its intended function, not based on the classification of the medical device with which it is used.

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Official text

MEDTECH Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1101, Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers’ Health Act (2016-07-12)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] reported raising $226,248 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1101.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1101 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114